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Jeffrey Modell Foundation Celebrates Awareness Week by Highlighting Wishes & Dreams

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of World Primary Immunodeficiency Week (WPIW), the Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF) has created a new virtual awareness initiative by attaching “wishes & dreams” to their annual balloon launch.  Entitled worldPIwish, short animated films will be shared on JMF’s social platforms daily, with the Foundation spotlighting and highlighting different groups of people who are important to the Primary Immunodeficiency community.  The new campaign launched Sunday, April 22nd. WPIW is a global movement to raise awareness for earliest possible diagnosis and access to appropriate treatment for patients affected by Primary…

The Economist Stresses the Impact of Food Waste on the Environment as Part of its Grounds for Change Program

Stuart Mitchell

The Economist, a leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs, today announced that it will host a series of subscription events around New York City to highlight the impact of food waste on the environment as part of its experiential marketing campaign. Beginning on March 18 The Economist will have its branded coffee cart at various locations throughout New York City to offer passersby a free cup of coffee and to highlight innovative uses for the used coffee grounds. The program, “Grounds for Change,” is based on…

Patrick Stewart, Vivienne Westwood and Anish Kapoor urge MPs to vote to facilitate refugee family reunion

Stuart Mitchell

  Actors, musicians and artists including Peter Capaldi, Neil Gaiman, the Kaiser Chiefs, and Anita Rani have urged their MPs to vote on changes to restrictive UK laws On Friday 16 March, Angus MacNeil’s Private Member’s Bill on refugee family reunion will be debated in the House of Commons Actors, musicians and artists including Patrick Stewart and Peter Capaldi have called on their MPs to urge them to attend the Refugees Family Reunion Bill on Friday 16 March 2018. The second reading of Angus MacNeil MP’s Bill has the power…

Marvel Universe Unites for Children’s Charities

Stuart Mitchell

The Walt Disney Company today announced Marvel: The Universe Unites, an epic charity campaign combining the super powers of the cast of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War to help support children’s charities. The week-long event will see stars of the movie team up for a series of hero acts and social media challenges to provide funds and raise awareness for charities that support children and families impacted by serious illness. The initiative will culminate the weekend of March 3 when shopDisney.com and Disney stores in the U.S. will donate 10%…

PHE launches new sexual health campaign ‘Protect against STIs’

Stuart Mitchell

Public Health England had launched ‘Protect against STIs’, a new campaign that aims to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among 16 to 24-year-olds through condom usage. The campaign is the first government sexual health campaign in 8 years. To coincide with the launch of the campaign, a new YouGov survey of 2,007 young people reveals current attitudes towards condom use and what prevented them from using protection. Shockingly, the findings revealed that almost half (47%) of sexually active young people said they have had sex with someone…